Fitness in Manchester

HI All,

Just a quick post, we all tend to focus on fat loss (well most of my Personal Training clients are).  But do we really consider fitness levels?

FItness is a very different thing we are looking at hert health and lung health, it is very easy to focus on fat but overall health is made up of many more factors.  These combined with some of the more internal factors come togather to make wellbeing. 

SO next time that you are taling to your Personal Trainer Manchester ask them how you can imporve your fitness levels!

Tom

 

Quick Body Weight Circuit

Hi All,

Here is an awesome video I found on You Tube, from Brett Kilika of Fitness Quest 10 (San Diego). Brett takes you through a quick body weight routine that will get your heart rate going and best of all burn up some calories!



TOM

Tom Godwin BA(Hons), MDip PT, Dip ST, Dip SPManaging Director / Personal Trainer – Foresight Fitness Services (Manchester, UK)Personal Trainer Blog - Personal Training in Manchester (Foresight Personal Training Website)You Tube - Facebook me – Facebook group - Twitter

Get great AB's!

Hi All,

Here is a great ab routine! Give it a go and feel those Ab's burn!

TOM

Tom Godwin BA(Hons), MDip PT, Dip ST, Dip SPManaging Director / Personal Trainer – Foresight Fitness Services (Manchester, UK)Personal Trainer Blog - Personal Training in Manchester (Foresight Personal Training Website)You Tube - Facebook me – Facebook group - Twitter

Back Pain

Hi All,

Here is a great video for all you who experience back pain. Brandon Krieger of KNSS consulting outlines some of the dangers of surgery over lifestyle change.



Enjoy,

TOM

Tom Godwin BA(Hons), MDip PT, Dip ST, Dip SPManaging Director / Personal Trainer – Foresight Fitness Services (Manchester, UK)Personal Trainer Blog - Personal Training in Manchester (Foresight Personal Training Website)You Tube - Facebook me – Facebook group - Twitter

EXTRA Video of the Week: Explosive Med Ball Workout!

Another great collaboration between Sean, from Underground Wellness and also Fitness Quest 10! Well worth a try! I know this is an extra one, but I had to post it!
TOM

Tom Godwin BA(Hons), MDip PT, Dip ST, Dip SP

Managing Director / Personal Trainer – Foresight Fitness Services (Manchester, UK)

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Extra Video: Fat-Burning Blast!

I know I already posted one today! But here is a little extra! Thanks Sean, undergroundwellness.com!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEhVVnT62iA

TOM

Tom Godwin BA(Hons), MDip PT, Dip ST, Dip SP

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Exercise and Cancer

Just another quick on with Jade Goody being one of the most popular news items at the moment, I though I would take a quick look at some of the effects exercise has on reducing your risk of cancer.

Being physically active helps to reduce your risk of contracting cancer and greatly reduces you risk of breast and bowel cancer. Some reports have suggested exercise can as much as halve you risk of getting cancer, see BBC report. For the reduction of cancer risk as little as 30 mins walking/gardening/light activity, five times a week can do the trick.

So why not make sure you are helping yourself in reducing the risks that cancer pose by leaving the car at home and walking to the shop, going for a walk on your lunch break, sorting out that garden!

Remember you can never do too much physical activity, it all counts to help you become a happier and healthier person. For more information on cancer see Cancer Research UK.

If you are in the very sad position of currently having one form of cancer or another, remember that exercise can be very powerful tool in actually helping you fight the effects of both the cancer itself and also the treatments that you might be receiving. For more info see the NHS.

TOM

Tom Godwin BA(Hons), MDip PT, Dip ST, Dip SP

Managing Director – Foresight Fitness Services

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Q + A:- DOMs

I have just got back into my weight training, I am suffering with sore muscles and stiffness three to fours days after a workout. Whets that all about?

What you are suffering from is probably Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness or the dreaded DOMs for short! Which usually sets in between 24 – 72 hours after exercise and is often experienced after an long period off training or after doing an activity that you do not regularly do.

Most people who train will have experienced this, be they novice or elite. Some of the common symptoms of DOMS include pain, restriction of motion, inflammation, tenderness, and a temporary loss of performance. Despite a great deal of research into what causes DOMs, scientist are currently unaware of it’s true cause. Some suggested causes include lactic acid build up, muscle spasm, or connective tissue or muscle damage. It is very likely it will be caused by one of these factors or be a combination of several of them.

Generally however if you do eccentric muscle actions (lowering action, such as lowering the bar to your chest on a bench press), or movements that involve breaking of motion. Pretty much any time of movement that causes the muscles in question to lengthen under tension.

So what do you do if you have DOMs? The best thing to do is keep moving, physical activity tends to help shift it. However you should avoid training the same movement patterns or any particularly sore areas.

TOM

Tom Godwin BA(Hons), MDip PT, Dip ST, Dip SP – Personal Trainer/Managing Director – Foresight Fitness Services (Personal Training + Corporate Wellbeing) - Manchester and Cheshire, UK

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